A precise calculation of the Feigenbaum constants
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Abstract:
The Feigenbaum constants arise in the theory of iteration of real functions. We calculate here to high precision the constants $\alpha$ and $\delta$ associated with period-doubling bifurcations for maps with a single maximum of order z, for $2 \leq z \leq 12$. Multiple-precision floating-point techniques are used to find a solution of Feigenbaum’s functional equation, and hence the constants.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1991 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Math. Comp. 57 (1991), 435-439
- MSC: Primary 11Y60; Secondary 39B12, 58F14, 65Q05
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1991-1079009-6
- MathSciNet review: 1079009